Columbia Pictures is developing a third installment of the high-octane "Bad Boys" franchise, tapping Peter Craig to pen the screenplay.

The hope is to have a script that would reunite director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. At this point, with the project in the early stages, none has a deal to return.

The first "Boys," released in 1995, helped launch Bay as a director and Smith as an action star even though it was not a fire-stamped blockbuster -- it grossed $66 million domestically and $141 million worldwide.

The sequel, released in 2003 when Bay and Smith's stars had risen, grossed $138 million domestically and $273 million worldwide.

All parties have expressed a willingness to return if a story can be hammered out. One potential hurdle, however, would be the costly deals with the players.

Craig, repped by CAA and Management 360, co-wrote "The Town," which Ben Affleck is directing for Warner Bros. and which shoots in Boston next month. He is adapting anime "Cowboy Bebop" for 20th Century Fox and Keanu Reeves.

]]>16115Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:33:25 +0000'Suicide Squad 2'http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/16170-suicide-squad-2/
Well, it looks like this movie is a reality, so it deserves its own thread.

]]>16282Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:11:33 +0000Jada/Fam/Mischttp://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/12729-jadafammisc/thread for posts relating to Jada, the kids, or misc stuff that doesn't really fit anywhere...compressing them b/c they usually don't get lots of responses, just lots of views so in an effort to keep it a little neater around here and not have a million threads with little or no responses.....
]]>12729Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:03:46 +0000Will Smith Explains Why He Turned Down 'The Matrix': 'I Did Y'all a Favor'http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/16280-will-smith-explains-why-he-turned-down-the-matrix-i-did-yall-a-favor/
Will Smith Explains Why He Turned Down 'The Matrix': 'I Did Y'all a Favor'

]]>15901Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:49:44 +0000The Next Will Smith ‘Golden Era’?http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/16273-the-next-will-smith-%E2%80%98golden-era%E2%80%99/
Are we entering another Golden Era in Wills career, ala 2001-2008? He’s churning out projects with no real care for Oscars and music is flowing.

2019 alone will see Aladdin, Spies In Disguise, Gemini Man and Bad Boys 3 start filming, along with the second season of Cobra Kai, and thats all outside of music.

]]>16187Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:57:55 +0000'The Jump Off': Will's Grand Canyon bungee jump will be live-streamed on YouTube on his birthday, September 25http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/16235-the-jump-off-wills-grand-canyon-bungee-jump-will-be-live-streamed-on-youtube-on-his-birthday-september-25/
Will Smith is going to jump out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon to celebrate his 50th birthday in September.

]]>16235Fri, 04 May 2018 09:35:54 +0000New willsmith.com coming soon?http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/14750-new-willsmithcom-coming-soon/Looks like the site's been updated with a new design..

]]>15894Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:15:58 +0000Will to produce 'Uptown Saturday Night' Remakehttp://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/13302-will-to-produce-uptown-saturday-night-remake/
MTV’s Josh Horowitz chatted up Denzel Washington recently, in support of his starring role in this week’s summer action remake “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.” When Josh asked Washington if there was a genre he’d never touched, he responded with the news that he’s working on some sort of comedy — maybe with an action bent — with Will Smith. The “Pelham” star didn’t have much more to say than that, though with heavy-hitters like Smith and Washington involved it shouldn’t be long before more emerges.

Washington isn’t being entirely honest though. Anyone who’s seen “Ricochet” knows he can be funny. That was a comedy, right? Head over to MTV.com to catch the rest of MTV Rough Cut: Denzel Washington.

]]>15975Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:56:01 +0000Old/Rare WS Vidshttp://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/14441-oldrare-ws-vids/This is a thread for all the old/rare Will Smith videos that need to be posted but don't really fit anywhere. So if you have a link and want to share it, this is the place!

I'll start:

The Big Breakfast - Yearly Paper Review with Will Smith as guest

Video description:

Got to give credit to Will Smith here, for turning up on Christmas Day back in 1999 (ish), and getting into the spirit of things. OK, so he wasn't quite the Hollywood star yet, but still came across as down to earth and a likeable guy., although he didn't get to say much in this clip.

To be honest, I am definitely tired of these "attached" "in negotiations" stories regarding Will. There have been so many great projects that he was at one point supposed to do like EMPIRE with Michael Mann, THE AMERICAN CAN with Ed Zwick and now I hear that the rumoured assasin movie THE ACCOUNTANT was offered to Ben Affleck. Great projects that would surely revive his (let's be honest) worsening career.

Now if this goes through it would be fun to see him tackle sth like that but I fear it wall all die down soon like all those other projects. Have you also noticed that usually whenever Will does a movie he is the only BIG name in it. Look at I, ROBOT, I AM LEGEND, FOCUS, AFTER EARTH, PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, SEVEN POUNDS - it's almost as if he doesn't want to star opposite other big stars. Now he would be acting opposite Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling - slim chances of that happening.

Still, cool bit of info to talk about, right guys? :)

]]>15636Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:55:21 +0000Interview with Will about Storytellinghttp://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/topic/16147-interview-with-will-about-storytelling/
I just came across this video where Will talks about how to tell an engaging story. He reflects on some of his movies and the four questions he always asks himself with the main character.